Amid reports that common people are made to run from pillar to post by some private hospitals for currency notes, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday appealed to them to cooperate with the patients seeking urgent medical attention and accept the old higher value notes.

New Rs 2,000 notes will be available in some ATMs from tomorrow, the government said today amid a nationwide scramble for cash. Old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, scrapped last week in a sudden announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be accepted for 10 more days at government hospitals, private nursing homes, petrol stations, and as power an...

The Delhi government has begun a fresh fire safety audit of city hospitals starting with the inspection of two major hospitals, in the wake of the fire incident at a private medical facility in Bhubaneswar which left at least 23 people dead.

In an appalling incident, a 22-year-old pregnant woman, carrying a dead foetus, died of infection in Chhattisgarh's Korba district allegedly after doctors at various private hospitals denied to attend her as she was unable to pay their fees.

Citing the death of a traffic constable after being assaulted by an erring bike rider, the Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to hire private security guards to protect doctors at public hospitals, if needed.

With the spurt in dengue cases, the Delhi government has decided to continue with the cap of Rs 600 for the test to diagnose the vector-borne disease and Rs 50 for ascertaining the platelet count in private hospitals in the national capital.

In an alleged case of medical negligence, the wrong leg of a 24-year-old youth was operated upon in one of the city's prominent private hospitals, family members of the patient have alleged. An FIR has been registered against the hospital.

The Delhi government has ordered five top private hospitals in the capital to deposit "unwarranted profits" of more than Rs 700 crore made by denying treatment to the poor. The hospitals say its "unfair and they shall appeal in court".

The Delhi government has asked five private hospitals in the city, including Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Max Super Specialty Hospital (Saket), to deposit "unwarranted profits" of over Rs 700 crore for refusing free treatment to the poor, the prime condition for land allotment lease.